Picture of the day for November 5, 2016
Picture of the day on November 5, 2016: FCAB railway crossing the Carcote salt flat, northern Chile. The train covers the route Antofagasta - Calama - Ollagüe - Uyuni - La Paz, from 0 metres over the sea level in the coastal city of Antofagasta to over 4,500 metres (14,800 ft) and has a total length of 1,537 km (955 mi). The locomotives have engines EMD GR12 2402, Clyde GL26C-2 2010 and Clyde GL26C-2 2005 whereas the Carcote salt flat has a surface of 108 square kilometers (42 sq mi).